Creagrophorus hispaniolensis Peck and Cook 2014, new species
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Figures 128, 129
Diagnostic description. Length 1.6–2.0 mm; greatest width 1.3–1.4 mm. Shining, with iridescence; color dark brown to black, venter paler. Head and pronotum with a few scattered punctures; elytra finely, sparsely punctate. Eyes large. Wings fully developed. Posterior margin of male metafemur with two processes subequal in size, slender, acute, at and before apex. Aedeagus (Fig. 128, 129) shallowly, evenly curved dorsoventrally; inverted internal sac with two clusters of large spines apically.
Type material. Holotype, male, with the following label data: “DOM[INICAN] REP[UBLIC]: Prov. Pedernales / Las Abejas, 1225m / 18°09’03”N, 71°37’48”W / 28JUL–03AUG1999 / G.O. Dominici, F.I.T.” (WIBF). Paratypes (2): DOM.REP.: Prov. Pedernales, ca. 35 km N Cabo Rojo, 1250m, Las Abejas, 26AUG– 09SEP1988, flight intercept trap, M. Ivie, Philips & Johnson (WIBF).
Distribution. Known only from at and near the type locality on Hispaniola.
Etymology. The epithet hispaniolensis (Hispaniola + the Latin suffix –ensis, locality) refers to the occurrence of this species on Hispaniola.
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- Cites
- Figure: 10.5281/zenodo.5184115 (DOI)
- Is part of
- Journal article: 10.5281/zenodo.5184089 (DOI)
- Journal article: http://publication.plazi.org/id/2B27FF84FFE6FFC5FFD0FFEFFF865176 (URL)
- Journal article: http://zoobank.org/84BA7373-8A5C-4E98-B132-8DDC2607CD48 (URL)
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- https://sibils.text-analytics.ch/search/collections/plazi/D71E87FCFFDAFFF8FF10F90CFD28532D (URL)
Biodiversity
- Collection code
- WIBF
- Event date
- 1999-07-28
- Verbatim event date
- 1999-07-28/08-03
- Scientific name authorship
- Peck and Cook
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Family
- Leiodidae
- Genus
- Creagrophorus
- Species
- hispaniolensis
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic status
- sp. nov.
- Type status
- holotype
- Taxonomic concept label
- Creagrophorus hispaniolensis Peck & Cook, 2014